Posted on 09/24/2018 10:41:58 AM PDT by Red Badger
The archbishop of Chicago removed a Roman Catholic priest as head of a city church after he burned a rainbow banner with a group of parishioners.
The archbishop of Chicago has removed a Roman Catholic priest as head of a city church after he burned a rainbow banner with a group of parishioners this month.
Cardinal Blase Cupich announced the Rev. Paul Kalchik's removal in a recent letter to parishioners and staff at the Resurrection Parish in Chicago's Avondale neighborhood.
“I act out of concern for Fr. Kalchik’s welfare and that of the people of Resurrection Parish,” the letter, signed Sept. 21, stated. “I have a responsibility to be supportive of our priests when they have difficulties, but I also have a duty to ensure that those who serve our faithful are fully able to minister to them in the way the Church expects.”
Cupich said Kalchik, 56, who has been at Resurrection Parish for 11 years, needed "time away from the parish to receive pastoral support."
Kalchik and members of his congregation burned the rainbow banner, a symbol of LGBTQ pride that had once been displayed prominently in their church, on Sept. 15, despite being told by the archdiocese of Chicago not to proceed.
“We did so in a private way, a quiet way, so as not to bring the ire of the gay community down upon this parish,” Kalchik said in a lengthy interview with NBC News last week. “It’s our full right to destroy it, and we did so privately, because the archdiocese was breathing on our back.”
“We put an end to a depiction of our Lord's cross that was profane,” he added, noting the banner had a cross and a rainbow intertwined. To use the image of the cross as anything other than a “reminder of our Lord’s passion and death,” he said, “is what we consider a sacrilege.”
Kalchik said he and his parishioners did not burn the banner in front of the church, as they initially intended, rather they did so in a “quiet way,” saying a “prayer of exorcism” over it.
"It was cut into seven pieces, so it was burned over stages in the same fire pit that we used for the Easter vigil mass,” Kalchik explained. He then said he's “quite literal” when it comes to what the Bible says in Leviticus, Corinthians and Ephesians about homosexuality. Leviticus 20:13, according to the King James Bible, states: “If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: They shall surely be put to death.”
Despite his actions and stated views toward homosexuality, Kalchik told The Chicago Tribune on Friday that he’s not anti-gay and said he is "about as much of a gay basher as Mother Teresa."
An archdiocese spokeswoman told the paper Saturday that Kalchik’s removal was not "directly due" to the rainbow banner's destruction and had been "in the works."
Burning a rainbow flag gets you removed - but raping young boys is A-OK with the Roman Catholic Church... nice priorities.
Ping
Silence the People??
Should have burned the bishop. Figuratively, of course.
That symbol of gayness covered the crucifix in the church. The priest who put it up there was not sent to an insane asylum. The one who took it down and burned it was kicked out and declared insane.
Goodbye, catholic church. You made a hell of a mess out of your mandate.
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes
Indeed you’re gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you’re gonna have to serve somebody
I think this priest is serving the Lord. But not everyone else is.
False priests, false religion. Are you really surprised?
Wow, sounds like the Catholic hierarchy and the Democrat party is one and the same. Mentally diseased liars and scum.
#walkaway from liberalism
#runaway from Catholicism
But if he raised a rainbow flag in the church, and offered prayers in support of it, he’d still have his post.
The Archbishop of Chicago Cupich is part of or an ally of the lavender mafia
illustration of the extreme sickness infecting the church hierarchy today. Awful. Just awful. Leaving all doctrinal discussions aside, the RCC used to teach morality
Catholisism has been as corrupt a religion as they come. As far back to the beginnings of time the religion has been mired in murder, rape, homosexuality, theft, torture, pedophelia, extortion and the list goes on. Then again it is a religion and organized religion in almost all forms has been found to be corrupt.
This horrible crisis will pass.
Time for MAJOR housecleaning of the Church!
This priest is truly a saint!
The Church is haven for sons who are queer
Queers in Chicago can’t be dissed
- THE LORICA OF ST. PATRICK: Apostle to the Emerald Isle -
I bind to myself today
The strong virtue of the Invocation of the Trinity:
I believe in the Trinity in Unity
The Creator of the Universe.
I bind to myself today
The virtue of the Incarnation of Christ with His Baptism,
The virtue of His crucifixion with His burial,
The virtue of His Resurrection with His Ascension,
The virtue of His coming on the Judgement Day.
I bind to myself today
The virtue of the love of seraphim,
In the obedience of angels,
In the hope of resurrection unto reward,
In prayers of Patriarchs,
In predictions of Prophets,
In preaching of Apostles,
In faith of Confessors,
In purity of holy Virgins,
In deeds of righteous men.
I bind to myself today
The power of Heaven,
The light of the sun,
The brightness of the moon,
The splendour of fire,
The flashing of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of sea,
The stability of earth,
The compactness of rocks.
I bind to myself today
God’s Power to guide me,
God’s Might to uphold me,
God’s Wisdom to teach me,
God’s Eye to watch over me,
God’s Ear to hear me,
God’s Word to give me speech,
God’s Hand to guide me,
God’s Way to lie before me,
God’s Shield to shelter me,
God’s Host to secure me,
Against the snares of demons,
Against the seductions of vices,
Against the lusts of nature,
Against everyone who meditates injury to me,
Whether far or near,
Whether few or with many.
I invoke today all these virtues
Against every hostile merciless power
Which may assail my body and my soul,
Against the incantations of false prophets,
Against the black laws of heathenism,
Against the false laws of heresy,
Against the deceits of idolatry,
Against the spells of women, and smiths, and druids,
Against every knowledge that binds the soul of man.
Christ, protect me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against death-wound,
That I may receive abundant reward.
Christ with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me, Christ within me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ at my right, Christ at my left,
Christ in the fort,
Christ in the chariot seat,
Christ in the poop,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
I bind to myself today
The strong virtue of the Invocation of the Trinity,
I believe in the Trinity in Unity
The Creator of the Universe.
Sorry, the line “Christ in the poop” should have been corrected to “Christ in the pupi deck.”
The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ for people of all nations, and Jesus promised to stand by the Church until the end of time.
Yes the church has sinners and they will be held accountable by Jesus. The church also has saints and has contributed to many positive benefits to society, such as feeding the poor, helping the sick, helping us attain everlasting life with God.
So while there is corruption in the church, there are many more wonderful and holy things that the church and its members have brought forth for the benefit of society.
Perhaps society including some Catholics and members of the clergy have followed some of the evil ways of the world instead of following God’s love.
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